Kettle-cover.



No. 874,437. PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907. L. E. PUGKETT.

KETTLE COVER.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 7. 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed August 7.1901. M1 No. 387,619.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LoLusA E. PUUKETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vermilion, in the county of Clay and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Kettle-Covers, of which the following is aspecilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in covers for kettles, pots and the like and it consists in the novel construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a cover of this character by means of which. vegetables or other food in the pot or kettle may be drained without danger of scalding or burning the lingers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover of this character with improved means for securing it upon the pot or kettle.

The above and other objects are attained in the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved kettle cover; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the cover and a kettle or pet; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the kettle tilted Fig. 4 is a detail section taken on the plane indicated by the line 4-4 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a detail section showing the manner in which the cover secured upon the pot or kettle. 1n the drawings 1 denotes the upper portion of a pot, kettle or the like of any description having a bead or shoulder 2 sur rounding its upper edge, and 3 denotes a cover or lid of slightly greater diameter than the pot and having at a suitable point in its edge an opening 4. The latter is preferably of rectangular shape and of such size as to prevent potatoes and other large vegetables from passing therethrough when the pot is tilted to drain water or other liquid from them, as presently explained. This drain opening 4 is adapted to be closed by a swinging cover 5 so as to prevent escape of heat and steam while the contents of the pot are being cooked. The cover 5 is hingedly connected to the inner edge of the recess 4 by forming upon the latter a tongue 6 which is bent around a pintle 7 formed upon the cover 5 by providing a slot 8 in it adjacent to its ed e. When the cover 5 is closed its ends are a apted to restupon shoulders 9 formed -1n the form of a plate having fine by strips suitably secured upon the under face of the cover 3, as more clearly shown inv Fig. 4.

In order to permit small vcgetables'such I as peas, and beans to be drained, I preferably rovide a removable or detachable strainer f) erforations. The strainer plate 9 is plvotally hung from the under side of the cover 3 so as to swing downwardly over the opening 4when the pot or kettle is tilted. This connection is also such as to enable the strainer plate to be detached or removed from the cover 3 when desired, and as shown it consists of two spring hooks 10 secured u on the under side of said cover and adaptet to be engaged by eyes 1 1 upon the strainer plate 9. It will be understood that this strainer 9 may be formed of woven wire, fabric or other foraminous material.

In order to secure the cover or lid 3 upon the pot or kettle 1 preferably provide a transversely extending rod. 12 bent at its center to form a finger loop or eye 13 and having its oppositely extending straight portions 14 soldered or otherwise secured upon the outerface of said cover. One end of therod 12is bent downwardly and inwardly to form a resilient end of the latter is adapted to impingeagainst the outer surface of the pot and upon its outer end is a suitable finger piece.

From the foregoing it will be seen that my improved cover is of simple and comparatively inexpensive construction and that it is exceedingly convenient in use upon pots or kettles in which vegetables or other foods are cooked. When the closure 5 for the opening 4 is closed there will be no loss of steam and when it is desired to drain the liquid from the vegetables within the pot it is only necessary to swing the cover 5 inwardl and to tilt the kettle, as shown in Fig. 3. hen large vegetables such as potatoes are being boiled the strainer 9' is unnecessary, but when smaller vegetables such as peas, or when jell is being made, the strainer 9 is a plied to t e spring hooks 10 so that when t e kettle is tilted it will swing down and cover the opening 4.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A cover of the character described having in its edge an opening, a closure for the strainer having eyes detachably e ed with said spring hooks, said strainefi e ing adanpted to swing over said opening, substantia y as described. 2. A cover of the character described having in its edge an opening, the latter having at its ends shoulders and at its inner edge'an integral tongue bent to form *a pivot loop or eye a closure forsaidoplening in the form of a plate havin a straig t inner edge and a longitudinal s 0t ad'acent to said edge to provide a pintle, the atter being arranged in hingedly secure sa id closure the loop or eye formed by said tongue to u n the u or outer face of the cover an rmit 5 swing down and engage said s oulders to close the opening in the cover, spring hooks upon the under side of the cover adjacent to said 0 mug and a strainer having eyes de tacha 1y engaged with said hooks, said stralner being ada ted to swing over said opening, substantia y as described.

In testirnony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

. LOUISA E. PUCKETT. Witnesses:

' A. B. GEPPERT,

O. J. Puoxn'rr. 

